conferirverb
Conferir means to grant, to confer, to give or to provide in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as confiere, confieren and confirió.
- to grant
- to confer
- to give
- to provide
Las columnas confieren una base sólida.
Columns provide a solid foundation.
Ellos van a conferir honores a la atleta.
They are going to confer honors on the athlete.
El diploma le confiere el título de ingeniero.
The diploma confers on him the title of engineer.
Esas leyes confieren derechos especiales a los veteranos.
Those laws confer special rights on veterans.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| confiere | he, she, it | Present |
| confieren | they | Present |
| confirió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| confiera | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| confiriendo | Gerund | |
| confería | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| conferirá | he, she, it | Future |
| conferían | they | Imperfect |
| confieran | they | Present subjunctive |
| confirieron | they | Preterite |
| conferiría | he, she, it | Conditional |